Derek דרק
Derek is a first name, written דרק in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Derek is found 62,521 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 21:16) — about what chance alone gives (about 63,321).
- Found in the Torah
- 62,521
- Chance alone
- 63,321
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
62,521 sequences of דרק at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 63,321 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 21:16, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 959,660 sequences of דרק, against about 981,449 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 63,321 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 18,128
- Exodus 13,029
- Leviticus 8,690
- Numbers 14,707
- Deuteronomy 7,967
The shortest skips
וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתֵּשֶׁב לָהּ מִנֶּגֶד הַרְחֵק כִּמְטַחֲוֵי קֶשֶׁת כִּי אָֽמְרָה אַל־אֶרְאֶה בְּמוֹת הַיָּלֶד וַתֵּשֶׁב מִנֶּגֶד וַתִּשָּׂא אֶת־קֹלָהּ וַתֵּֽבְךְּ
And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot; for she said: ‘Let me not look upon the death of the child.’ And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 26,048Open in the laboratory →
וַיֻּגַּד לְרִבְקָה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי עֵשָׂו בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל וַתִּשְׁלַח וַתִּקְרָא לְיַעֲקֹב בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הִנֵּה עֵשָׂו אָחִיךָ מִתְנַחֵם לְךָ לְהָרְגֶֽךָ
And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah; and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him: ‘Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 38,328Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אָנֹכִי אֲשַׁלַּח אֶתְכֶם וּזְבַחְתֶּם לַיהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם בַּמִּדְבָּר רַק הַרְחֵק לֹא־תַרְחִיקוּ לָלֶכֶת הַעְתִּירוּ בַּעֲדִֽי
And Pharaoh said: ‘I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away; entreat for me.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 89,363Open in the laboratory →
וַתַּעַל שִׁכְבַת הַטָּל וְהִנֵּה עַל־פְּנֵי הַמִּדְבָּר דַּק מְחֻסְפָּס דַּק כַּכְּפֹר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And when the layer of dew was gone up, behold upon the face of the wilderness a fine, scale-like thing, fine as the hoar-frost on the ground.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 102,010Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁפְטוּ אֶת־הָעָם בְּכָל־עֵת וְהָיָה כָּל־הַדָּבָר הַגָּדֹל יָבִיאוּ אֵלֶיךָ וְכָל־הַדָּבָר הַקָּטֹן יִשְׁפְּטוּ־הֵם וְהָקֵל מֵֽעָלֶיךָ וְנָשְׂאוּ אִתָּֽךְ
And let them judge the people at all seasons; and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so shall they make it easier for thee and bear the burden with thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 105,351Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 245,865 sequences of דרק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 249,201).
- Genesis 18,128
- Exodus 13,029
- Leviticus 8,690
- Numbers 14,707
- Deuteronomy 8,411
- Joshua 6,755
- Judges 6,151
- Samuel 18,681
- Kings 17,302
- Isaiah 17,796
- Jeremiah 17,083
- Ezekiel 14,247
- The Twelve 11,990
- Psalms 19,540
- Proverbs 8,582
- Job 7,312
- Song of Songs 1,524
- Ruth 869
- Lamentations 1,185
- Ecclesiastes 1,706
- Esther 2,655
- Daniel 9,070
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,148
- Chronicles 14,304
Outside the Torah
וַיַּעַמְדוּ הַמַּיִם הַיֹּרְדִים מִלְמַעְלָה קָמוּ נֵד־אֶחָד הַרְחֵק מְאֹד באדם הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר מִצַּד צָֽרְתָן וְהַיֹּרְדִים עַל יָם הָעֲרָבָה יָם־הַמֶּלַח תַּמּוּ נִכְרָתוּ וְהָעָם עָבְרוּ נֶגֶד יְרִיחֽוֹ
that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off from Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off; and the people passed over right against Jericho.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,633Open in the laboratory →
יָסַפְתָּ לַגּוֹי יְהוָה יָסַפְתָּ לַגּוֹי נִכְבָּדְתָּ רִחַקְתָּ כָּל־קַצְוֵי־אָֽרֶץ
Thou hast gotten Thee honour with the nations, O LORD, Yea, exceeding great honour with the nations; Thou art honoured unto the farthest ends of the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 599,576Open in the laboratory →
וַתָּשֻׁרִי לַמֶּלֶךְ בַּשֶּׁמֶן וַתַּרְבִּי רִקֻּחָיִךְ וַתְּשַׁלְּחִי צִרַיִךְ עַד־מֵרָחֹק וַתַּשְׁפִּילִי עַד־שְׁאֽוֹל
And thou wentest to the king with ointment, And didst increase thy perfumes, And didst send thine ambassadors far off, Even down to the nether-world.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 632,797Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דרק — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as דרק, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 304.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Derek in the Torah codes?
62,521 sequences of דרק at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 63,321 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Derek in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 21:16 — the shortest of 62,521 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 63,321.
How is Derek spelled in Hebrew?
Derek is spelled דרק — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 304.
Is Derek in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 245,865 sequences of דרק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 249,201).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 63,321 here) beside the count.